Plague Inc: Evolved infects tens of thousands within hours of
release on Steam Early Access

02/25/2014

[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource GamesPress.]

Ndemic Creations have released the infectious strategy game
Plague Inc: Evolved on Steam Early Access and players all over
the world are happily designing their own killer
pathogens!

The game has significantly exceeded expectations, reaching #6 on
Steam’s overall top sellers list in just a few hours and
staying there. James Vaughan, the creator of Plague Inc: Evolved
says that "this is just the beginning" and adds that "personally, I
can't wait to see how people find the upcoming multiplayer and
world builder"

The game launched on Thursday 20th February, alongside a brand
new cinematic/gameplay trailer voiced by Hal Robins (known for
being the voice of Half-Life 2’s Dr. Kleiner)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSat_gLDXPc

The Early Access version of the game so far includes 7 main
disease types and 3 cheat modes across 4 difficulty modes
(including the brand new Mega-Brutal mode). An update is planned
this week which will add in the mind-controlling Neurax Worm.

In the coming weeks, Ndemic Creations will be releasing regular
(free) updates which will add in cooperative and competitive
multiplayer, zombie-making Necroa Virus, Speed Runs, Scenarios and
the Custom Scenario Creator along with lots of other brand new
features.

About Plague Inc: Evolved

Plague Inc: Evolved is a unique mix of high strategy and
terrifyingly realistic simulation. Your pathogen has just infected
'Patient Zero' - now you must bring about the end of human history
by evolving a deadly, global Plague whilst adapting against
everything humanity can do to defend itself.

Over 25 million players have been infected by Plague Inc., and
Plague Inc: Evolved combines the original critically acclaimed
gameplay with significant, all-new features for PC:

Infectious Multiplayer - cooperative and competitive gameplay
modes let you team up to fight the cure with friends, or compete in
a race to kill the world.

Contagious Content Creator - hit the lab and develop your own
custom scenarios - creating new plague types and worlds. Bring your
deadliest ideas to life and share them with Steam Workshop.

Blinding Graphics - Including full 3D disease models taking you
closer to your plague than ever before, city-cams showing
humanity's struggle at street level, and the body scanner
highlighting the full effect of your mutations, organ by
organ.

Deadly Data - Predict government responses with priority
indicators, geek out with loads of new stats and graphs, and
analyse your best strategies with end-of-game replays.

And much more

Game details

Title: Plague Inc: Evolved

Platform: PC with Mac & Linux coming later

Distribution: Steam

Genre: Strategy, Simulation

Release Date: Early Access 20th February 2014

Developer / Publisher: Ndemic Creations

About Ndemic Creations:

Ndemic Creations is a leading, independent game studio dedicated
to making intelligent, sophisticated and ultra-high quality
strategy games.

It has achieved extreme success with its first game Plague Inc.
– a global hit which was one of the most significant mobile
success stories of 2012 and 2013 with over 25 million players.

Ndemic Creations is self-funded and based in London. It was
founded in 2012 by James Vaughan (initially as a hobby!)